Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya is a voice actor I listen to with real respect. There is a grounded masculinity to his voice, yet he layers delicate emotional shifts onto it with great care. Winning the Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, in 2014 and 2016, tells me he understands the particular craft of the supporting role that can quietly steal a scene. Knowing he grew up in Onomichi, with its hillside streets and sea breeze, somehow makes the emotional depth in his delivery feel fitting. He is a craftsman who sinks into roles rather than chasing flash, and that is what sustains anime's credibility.

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Name (English)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Name (Japanese)

細谷佳正

Reading

ほそや よしまさ

Born

February 10, 1982 (age 44)

Origin

Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Weight

56 kg

Occupation

seiyū / actor / singer / speaker

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Blood type

B

Agency

Freelance

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actor
• 2014 Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actor

Works summary

Appearances

1299 (2005–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

2005: 1, 2006: 1, 2007: 3, 2008: 3, 2009: 6, 2010: 8, 2011: 12, 2012: 18, 2013: 16, 2014: 16, 2015: 14, 2016: 15, 2017: 7, 2018: 14, 2019: 19, 2020: 12, 2021: 13, 2022: 15, 2023: 9, 2024: 8, 2025: 5, 2026: 5, year unknown: 1079

Debut work

NARUTO -ナルト-

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.yoshimasa-hosoya.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/bokudake369
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshimasa%20Hosoya
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B4%B0%E8%B0%B7%E4%BD%B3%E6%AD%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139886

Tags

• Hiroshima Prefecture
• seiyū
• actor
• singer

Last updated

September 25, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.